-DNA Activity --> a single change in a base pair is enough to change the protein that is coded for by the DNA, Most mutations are negative or neutral some may be beneficial
-Evolution Review: Reviewing Darwin & Lamarck, Types of evidence, punctuated equilibrium, and gradualism
February 20th 2008
February 19th 2008
-Microscope Quest Tomorrow
Parts and Functions (you will be given a diagram of a microscope and asked to label the parts a give their functions
Depth of Field
Field of View (Size of the field of view at different powers, estimate the size of an object in the field of view)
Conversions
Techniques for preparing a wet mount and for staining
General use of the microscope ex. If the object you are looking at is too dark what can you do?
-Describing objects. Remember to ensure that you are describing objects in ways that are not contextual or with characteristics that change
-Dichotomous Keys
-Dichotomous Key Assignment - due Thursday February 14th. Don't forget to check the marking key to ensure that you have included everything *QUIZ TOMORROW* Taxonomy, naming, and dichotomous keys will be covered - check out the classification rap to review the 7 taxons
February 8th 2008
-What makes a good classification system?
-Notes on taxonomy
notes sheet can be found in the homework and worksheets section
-WS on taxonomy and dichotomous key
-Amazing 80's video of classification titled "Classification Rap" in the video section
February 7th 2008
-Reviewed scientific method worksheet
-Fields of science scavenger hunt
February 6th 2008
Q/D: Is a car living? Present both sides of this argument
What is a variable?
-Notes on graphs (I will try to get these scanned and posted soon)
-Mosquito Lab (I will scan this and post it in the homework and worksheets section)
-Mr Cameron's Wikispace, you are here so I will assume that you got this part *Don't forget to go to the homework section for today's homework and instructions for setting up your account*
-Microbiology Jeopardy
March 30th 2008
-Helpful and harmful relationships of protists
March 28th 2008
-Live Protist Lab
March 27th 2008
-Plant-like Protists
-Looking at prepared slides of Euglena and Vorticella
March 26th 2008
-Animal-like Protists
-Looking at prepared slides of animal like protists
March 13th 2008
-Introduction to Protists
March 12th 2008
-Notes on the immune system
-Bill Nye videos on bacterial resistance
March 11th 2008
-Bactreria & Virus Crossword Review
-Notes on Uses of Bacteria
-Video on use of Bacteria as an energy source
HW
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
March 10th 2008
-Bacterial Culture Lab
-Notes on Bacterial Reproduction
March 7th 2008
-Bacterial Shape Lab
March 5th 2008
-Bacteria Introduction
March 4th 2008
-Virus Assignment Due Friday March 14th
March 3rd 2008
-Notes of the immune system
February 29th 2008
-Notes on Lytic cycle and Lysogenic cycle
-Cut and paste lytic cycle
February 28th 2008
-What are characteristics of living organisms?
-What is a virus?
-Structure of a virus
-Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics
February 27th 2008
-Unit Test on Evolution
February 26th 2008
Unit Test on Evolution Tomorrow
-Video of mating habits of animals
-Jeopardy game to review evolution
February 21st 2008
-Notes on DNA and Mutations
-DNA Activity --> a single change in a base pair is enough to change the protein that is coded for by the DNA, Most mutations are negative or neutral some may be beneficial
-Evolution Review: Reviewing Darwin & Lamarck, Types of evidence, punctuated equilibrium, and gradualism
February 20th 2008
February 19th 2008
-Microscope Quest Tomorrow
February 18th 2008
-Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
-Direct and Indirect evidence of evolution
February 14th 2008
-What is evolution --> think pair share
-Video on Charles Darwin
-Notes on Charles Darwin
-Bill Nye Video
-Vocab
February 13th 2008
-Review quiz
-Demonstration on microscope techniques
-Microscope lab
Check out the article that I posted in the class discussion.
February 12th 2008
-Quiz on taxonomy
-Microscope parts (there is a video if you want extra review)
-Unit conversions and Estimating size
February 11th 2008
-Describing objects. Remember to ensure that you are describing objects in ways that are not contextual or with characteristics that change
-Dichotomous Keys
-Dichotomous Key Assignment - due Thursday February 14th. Don't forget to check the marking key to ensure that you have included everything
*QUIZ TOMORROW* Taxonomy, naming, and dichotomous keys will be covered - check out the classification rap to review the 7 taxons
February 8th 2008
-What makes a good classification system?
-Notes on taxonomy
-WS on taxonomy and dichotomous key
-Amazing 80's video of classification titled "Classification Rap" in the video section
February 7th 2008
-Reviewed scientific method worksheet
-Fields of science scavenger hunt
February 6th 2008
Q/D: Is a car living? Present both sides of this argument
What is a variable?
-Notes on graphs (I will try to get these scanned and posted soon)
-Mosquito Lab (I will scan this and post it in the homework and worksheets section)
-Mr Cameron's Wikispace, you are here so I will assume that you got this part
*Don't forget to go to the homework section for today's homework and instructions for setting up your account*